7-letter words with I as the 2nd letter and E as the 4th letter

With the first, third, fifth, sixth, and final positions open, the set ranges from disease and license to less familiar wizened and vixenly. Just 27 entries fall among the most common English words, so a known crossing pattern is a stronger filter than familiarity alone. The average letter score is 11.2 points; high-value consonants make several unusual fits outscore everyday picks.

Quick facts about this letter pattern

• There are 228 matches, with I fixed in position two and E in position four.
• Disease, silence, license, and mineral are recognizable examples.
• S is the most common final letter, appearing in 55 matches.
• Fixedly and zibeths lead the raw letter scores at 21 points each.

How many words fit I second and E fourth?

Exactly 228 tournament-dictionary entries match I _ _ E _ _ _. With E fixed in fourth place, I is less productive as the second letter than E (347), A (315), or O (284). That makes this a narrower clue than those three patterns, but still a sizeable candidate set.

Start with familiar anchors: disease, liberal, license, silence, liberty, and mineral. Then use the last slot as a filter: S is the leading ending at 55 words, followed by E at 30. If a crossing gives you a final S, prioritize that branch instead of testing every possible last letter.

Which high-scoring words match the pattern?

Fixedly and zibeths lead the raw letter scores at 21 points; wizened and vixenly follow at 20, and firebox scores 19. Those totals use letter values before premium squares, so a strong board placement can change the final score.

An easy trap is treating the E in fourth position as a clue that the word ends in E: only 30 matches do, compared with 55 ending in S. Meanwhile, just 27 entries are common by word-frequency measure. Treat the unusual high scorers as rack-specific plays, and check your game's dictionary before committing to zibeths.

Why do dictionary counts differ?

The pattern has 223 matches in Collins, 182 in NWL2023, and 164 in ENABLE. Those are overlapping dictionary counts, not separate groups to add together; the total across the included tournament lists is 228. A word accepted in one game may not carry over to another, so choose entries from the list your game uses.